……

Matthew nodded slightly when he heard this:

That's what her father said.

Isabel raised an eyebrow:

"Then you'll have to work harder, Bato's blood isn't so easy to conquer."

"Whether it's outside, at home, or in bed."

"You must have heard of the devil's domineering, you will not be willing to be pressed down for anything, right?"

Matthew's expression became even more embarrassed.

He subconsciously wiped his forehead, which was not sweaty:

"I see."

No.

What do you understand?

Matthew reacted instantly, he had fallen into Isabel's language trap by mistake.

He was about to explain.

But noticing Isabel's uninterested expression.

Matthew swallowed the words that came to his lips, and he said:

"Sif is the daughter of the Lord of Rolling Stone, and if the Alliance plans to make Rhaegar the king of the Central South, then her identity is also sensitive."

He actually wanted to lay the groundwork and see if he could get Isabel to arrange a good teacher for Sieve.

Still, Isabel's insight is so sharp.

She said flatly:

"Don't worry about these things, Bato's blood itself is also very precious, as early as the moment she awakened, I, Surreel, Ekmond, and Chen all noticed."

"After entering the Floating City, there will be someone to observe and train her, according to her own ideas, there will be a mentor to help her release or turn off her power, don't forget, there is also a warlock academy in the alliance, as long as she shows enough potential, then the person responsible for guiding her is at least a legendary warlock."

Matthew secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

But it also makes sense.

It's no wonder that Surrell had given Siv a place to go to Floating City without warning.

It turns out that most of these bigwigs know what is happening under their noses.

Bato's blood is indeed a variable worthy of their attention.

At the moment, Sif's arrangement is not a problem.

Matthew can also give Rhaegar an explanation when he goes back.

But he still asked suspiciously:

"Why is there such an option to turn off your own power?"

Isabel showed a look of impatience:

"So you still don't read much!"

"For warlocks, it is not only by blindly releasing their bloodline that they can gain power, choosing to fight against them, sealing them, and then absorbing the power in the seal is also a means of survival."

"Bato's blood is very special, if it is simply a laissez-faire, then it is very likely that the cultivated female demon king is a cruel and tyrannical female demon king, this power must be properly sealed and absorbed, only in this way, your little girlfriend will not become a murderer."

Matthew smiled slightly.

He gave up explaining to Isabel that Seve wasn't his little girlfriend yet.

The degree of self-conduct of the divine mage is beyond the comprehension of ordinary people.

The thing that the other party decides.

It's better not to refute it casually.

Right now, he wanted to ask more about the secrets of Barto's blood.

But at this time.

There was a cool feeling behind Matthew's back.

He looked down.

"Huh?"

"The brand is gone?"

Matthew was a little surprised, the three paw prints that were still bright red just now had disappeared at this time.

Isabel took one look at it and corrected:

"It's not hidden, it's gone."

"It seems that the blood of Bato in your little girlfriend's body is also quite unstable, and she is very resistant to this power, so after venting appropriately, she took the initiative to seal this power."

"It's rare."

Matthew looked at his lower back:

"So the brand is invalid?"

Isabel said:

"It's up to her to control Barto's blood, and if she tries to release her negative energy one day, your brand will reappear."

"But don't worry, I'll teach you a way to completely ignore the power of this brand."

"You've learned how to transform negative energy, right?"

Matthew nodded.

Isabel said quickly:

"Focus the negative energy on the skin covered by the brand, and the brand will naturally fail."

"If you want it to work, you can do it, just remove the negative energy."

"This method can be used to correspond to any form of enchantment, branding, and tattooing, as long as the enchantment ritual related to skin, flesh, and even bones, can be covered with negative energy......"

After speaking.

She also explained some of the principles of negative energy coverage in simple terms.

Matthew suddenly realized after listening to this.

Isabel is a master of all her skills.

Her use of spells and various magical energies has reached the realm of transformation, and a little fur is enough for Matthew.

"Then there's the second thing."

After talking about the theory, Isabel crossed her hands in front of her chest and said solemnly:

"In the coming period, the Alliance and the continent of Aiindor are likely to usher in a period of turmoil, during which we intend to nurture some young mages with good images.

This fostering program is known as the Alliance Rising Star Program.

There is a list for the Nova program.

And your name is at the top of the list. ”

Matthew suddenly showed gratitude:

"Thank you to the ...... Alliance"

Isabel interrupted:

"You should be thankful for me."

"The fools of the Silver Council say you're a necromancer, and you might have a bad reputation, so there's all sorts of scruples."

"But I told them, if even the necromancer did a good thing after joining the Alliance, wouldn't it be more flattering to the image of the Alliance?"

"Look, how reasonable it is, no one on the scene opened their mouths to refute it, so you naturally became the first priority of the Nova Project."

"After that, the alliance will give you proper publicity, you just need to cooperate, there will be additional subsidies to get, and you will also get a better reputation, but in the meantime you must pay attention to your private life......"

Matthew hurriedly said:

"My private life has always been clean."

Isabel knocked the table:

"That's the problem!"

"Your private life is so clean, so clean that it makes people think you're a pervert!"

"It's normal for a mage to be unsociable with humans, but if a mage doesn't fit in with either humans or mages, that's a big problem!"

"Anyway, your private life will have to change in the future, I don't ask you to make a big deal about it, but you still have to have the necessary surname life, understand!?"

Matthew scratched his head:

"Does the Coalition even want to interfere with this?"

Isabel said calmly:

"We don't want to create flawless gods from above, we just want people to know some more down-to-earth mages."

"As a powerful mage, the right taint will help you gain the favor of others."

"According to my observations, a strong mage who is cold and withdrawn is more popular with ordinary people than a mage of the same level who is very charming."

"Of course, the most important thing is that in the process of exploring the field, it is the process of constantly breaking boundaries, you need to experience all kinds of life, break all kinds of boundaries, if you don't even have a basic attempt, this may become an obstacle to your future legend path."

"So I'm here to give you a personal little quest, before the legend, you have to complete the surname life at least three times."

"Otherwise, I'll have to find someone to force you."

Matthew was dumbfounded.

At first, he thought Isabel was joking, but the look in the other person's eyes told him.

She's serious.

Matthew couldn't help but ask in fear:

"Who would you turn to for this kind of task?"

Isabel also seemed to be stumbling over Matthew's train of thought.

She thought for a moment:

"That schoolgirl from Surrell was a good subject, but unfortunately she died too quickly, and now she is not the right age."

"There are really few qualified female mages in the alliance, but if the options are expanded, there will be a lot of candidates I can entrust."

"In the Flying Land, I know a powerful orc lord with extremely strong glutes and pectoralis muscles, which will surely impress you."

"In Hesuo Mountain Prison, I once imprisoned a lustful demon, and her skills are not bad - this is not my empty white teeth nonsense, I once became a man to spend Spring Festival with her, so my evaluation is extremely referential."

"No, I'll entrust Hera with this kind of thing, you should know her, right? She's a miracle in the construct, and if she's on this mission, I'll have to pay her a decent appearance fee, and you'll have to pay for it in the end......"

Isabel spoke eloquently.

The more Matthew listened, the more scared he became.

He hastened to show his loyalty:

"I'll figure it out myself!"

Isabel nodded coldly:

"You'd better be!"

Matthew said yes.

Isabel's expression slowed down at this time:

"Anyway, it won't be long before someone from the Department of Public Information will be in touch with you, you just have to cooperate with their plan."

"Oh yes, I forgot to tell you, the head of the Ministry of Information is also an old acquaintance of yours, and the bard's professionalism is still very good, so I think it will be more enjoyable for you to do things."

Old acquaintances?

Lorraine?

Matthew suddenly thought of the name.

"No wonder he added fuel to my origin story and portrayed me as a scumbag."

"I'm afraid there is a teacher's instruction behind this!"

Although it was hard to accept at first.

But Matthew is very adaptable.

That's how crazy the world is.

If everybody is dancing, then you're at least going to have to twist your ass, right?

"And then there's the third thing."

Isabel is the right color to say:

"The Traces of the Dead project must be executed as soon as possible, your previous thinking is correct, but the completion of the umbrella plan is not high enough!"

"Within a week, you'd better be able to come up with something new!"

"Otherwise, I will send you to Heisuo Mountain Prison, find you a private room, and you will not be allowed to come out until the results are produced!"

Matthew's heart tightened.

I'm glad I haven't wasted any time these days!

Every day, I am busy implementing the upgrade ideas of the umbrella plan.

Although the upgraded version of the umbrella is only a theoretical draft.

But at least there are phased results!

Matthew hurriedly handed over the draft.

Isabel looked through it carefully.

"It's okay."

There was a slight look of satisfaction on her face:

"You've completed the Equilibrium Pact?"

Matthew nodded:

"This contract has been applied to my right hand and my two ritual arenas so far, and the effect is quite good."

"If further promoted, it should neutralize the risk of spread from dead scorched soils."

Isabel reminded:

"I've read your previous report that the ash life in the Marks of the Dead will drop life energy after death, which is also worth studying further, if it can be incorporated into the balance and circulation, maybe not only can the Traces of the Dead be controlled, but even cannibalized in turn."

Matthew's eyes lit up.

Isabel is indeed a very clever teacher, and her mind is surprisingly responsive.

But that's what she said.

Matthew wasn't unaware of it before.

It's just that he fears that by doing so, he might anger Ucruz completely.

After all, many texts suggest that the Traces of the Dead are one of the tentacles of Uracruz.

The purpose of the Umbrella program is to imprison him.

The nature of this thing is not the same as cannibalizing it.

Matthew told Isabel about his concerns.

Isabel showed a rare hint of approval:

"You can think about it so much, which shows that you really put your heart into this project."

"Yucruz is an adversary to be wary of, but this tentacle of his has been dead for many years, and theoretically only his instinctive spirituality remains, and it cannot be controlled by the Buddha-figure in the void."

"If you're worried about this, you can try to make contact with the people of the Scourge Order, and if necessary, you can exchange some benefits with them to ensure that the people of the Scourge Order don't make trouble while you carry out the umbrella plan."

"But you have to understand that this is just a stopgap measure, the Scourge cultists also have bad intentions, some of them are even more greedy than the gods of Tianlun Palace, it is better for you not to come forward in person when you do these things, find an irrelevant spokesperson, and then if something happens, you can also clean it up."

Matthew nodded in his heart after hearing this.

But soon.

He was suddenly a little surprised-

What Isabel says to herself today, the angle of departure, the way of thinking, the means of dealing with it...... How is it so much like Ekmond?

It stands to reason.

Didn't the teacher defect from the alliance a long time ago, shouting all day long to kill Ekmund and subvert the Seven Saints Alliance?

Why is it suddenly changed now?

The things and content explained look like the people of the alliance?

This is too much of a contrast from the previous one, right?

"Is it because of the massacre in Cross City?"

"Or is it because Ekmund has been released from her imprisonment, and she could be happy and crazy before, but now that Ekmund has run outside, it is her turn to really do the position of the principal, and she has changed her mind?"

Matthew couldn't understand the game between the master and apprentice, and he could only press the curiosity in his heart.

Not much.

Isabel returned the draft to Matthew:

"Let's do a feasibility test."

"After the verification is passed, I will apply for the project, and I want to see the results before the end of this winter!"

"Otherwise, I'll see you at Heisuo Mountain."

As she spoke, she showed a look of send-off.

Matthew tightened his body and hurriedly left the small dark room.

It's already mid-December.

Winter in the south lasts until about early March.

There is still plenty of time in theory.

However, the area of the Traces of the Dead in the Jade Court is said to be very vast, and it is one of the few territories in the south that is not controlled by the Seven Saints Alliance.

Although Ai Lan is responsible for answering.

But Matthew still has to give himself more buffer dates.

"The traces of the dead in different areas have different properties, and I can't force the experience of Rolling Stone Town to be transferred to the Jade Garden, so the feasibility verification must be carried out there as well."

Matthew thought for a moment.

He solemnly drafted a few documents.

One of the documents was to be submitted to the Silver Council, and it was an application for the S-Class Project Umbrella Project (Traces of the Dead).

The other two documents, one was submitted to the Willow Leaf Agency in charge of diplomacy in the Jade Court.

Only the Willow Leaf Agency approved Matthew's application.

He was able to conduct magical experiments in the land of the Wood Elves.

Ultimately.

The identity of the necromancer is still a little sensitive to the Jade Court.

The other is a letter to Ai Lan of the Winter Moon, in which she said that she was about to visit the realm of the wood elves, and hoped that she could help make a connection, so that she could get permission from the Willow Leaf Agency as soon as possible.

Don't underestimate the paperwork.

It took Matthew at least half a day's work.

After writing, he stretched a little tiredly:

"Looks like I'm really going to have to hire an assistant!"

"The undead are really not as good as the living in this regard, and it just so happens that the S-class project is about to be approved, so you can take the opportunity to recruit a few apprentices."

He then summoned the Minotaur Spirit.

Command the messenger to send the two letters from the Jade Court.

After that, all you have to do is wait for the response from the Jade Court.

"Speaking of which, didn't Zeller mention before that the Jade Court sent a few shadow leopards to receive the arsonists, why was there no sound later?"

Matthew thought casually.

Then he stretched out the door.

It's winter.

There was a chill in the oak woods.

He could feel the bleak breath of everything.

But that didn't stop Matthew from pulling a few farmer zombies from the team next to him who was in charge of clearing the wasteland.

"Before heading to the Jade Garden, let's plant as many trees as possible!"

Not sure why.

Although the weather was cold, as long as Matthew's hands held the shovel, his whole body warmed up, as if he was full of inexhaustible energy!

Plant trees.

Initiate!

……

The next day at noon.

Matthew sent off Lumière, who had regained his spirits.

Since Deep Blue Harbor and Lion City do not have portals.

So he sent Lumière to a field teleportation point north of Deep Blue Harbor via the Cauldron House.

This is the safe house of the Seven Saints Alliance.

After leaving the safe house, Matthew sends Peggy and Death Knight 47 to help Lumière beg for money.

He initially wanted to use his influence to help Lumière solve the problem.

But think about it.

He now represents not only the attitude of Rolling Stone, but even the attitude of the Alliance in a sense.

Although it suffered the Wolf Mountain tragedy.

Patton, the Golden Lion, still has a strong influence in the South.

In order to avoid complications, Matthew adopted a roundabout approach.

He doesn't come forward directly.

Instead, he sent two undead to follow Lumière.

They just swaggered into the Deep Blue Harbor, as long as the golden lion was not a fool, it shouldn't make a fuss.

Lumière did not refuse Matthew's kindness this time.

I watched the group of three people walk towards the Deep Blue Harbor in the south.

Matthew threw a spell mark next to the safe house:

"In this way, the next time I want to come to the East Coast, I can open the portal directly, and I don't need to spend any more money."

"Speaking of which, the teleportation fee for the Crucible House is really expensive......

However, he did not return directly to Rolling Stone.

Instead, he came to the cauldron house again through the teleportation array.

The sitting area on the third floor of the Mage Tower.

At this time, a young and white man was waiting in the booth.

Matthew walked over head-on.

This is the alliance formation mage Lele that he has made an appointment.

The two had a relationship before, and this person was also a formation mage highly recommended by Margaret, and he had excellent skills in the field of formation.

Before heading to the Jade Garden.

Matthew intends to set up a super-large magic circle for Rolling Stone, which is enough to shield the eyes of the gods, hinder prophecy spells, and cut off any voyeurism.

This kind of situation requires a professional, and it is estimated that it will cost a lot of money.

However, Matthew has plenty of money at the moment.

In addition to the million gold coins presented by Hood, the Silver Council's promised reward for resolving the events of the Cross City has also arrived.

At present, his pockets are full, and it must be easy to arrange a large formation.

"Hello."

Matthew smiled and stepped forward to say hello.

But as soon as the other party looked up, Matthew saw that the young array mage had tears on his face.

"Margaret is dead, have you heard?"

Lele's face was full of sadness.

Matthew was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to react.

The next second.

But listen to the other party talking to himself:

"A while ago, I heard that she was killing all sides in purgatory, and I was happy for her from the bottom of my heart."

"But who knew that in the blink of an eye, she would die at the hands of those hateful devils!"

"What an unfortunate thing!"

"Woooooooooo......oo I used to have a crush on her, but I was afraid that she would beat me, so I never dared to say it, and the more I thought about it these days, the more sad I became. ”

"Even the debts she owes me don't seem to be that important."

"By the way, the day after tomorrow is her funeral, have you received an invitation to attend the funeral?"

……

Some typos are for GANK proof, as long as they don't interfere with reading.

(End of chapter)